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[Khaos]

As a proof of concept, here is the exact same voice message but with "omphalos number 2" instead of "omphalos number 8"

http://blog.chaosklub.com/public/ftlr/message_edited.mp3

[ariock]

[Khaos]

[Soda]

Didn't even notice the change.. That was very nice, but the start kind sound odd.

[Khaos]

[Khaos]

Should we wait for dutch speaker help or should we mail back the edited mp3 to James already ? Because he really sounded like he was in a hurry.

Even if we don't understand everything yet, we should put the falsified message back now before Theo found that something is missing.

EDIT : Oh, made a mistake. According to James we must leave the decoy message on the machine not just email him back the mp3. So the voice recorder is a New York phone number right ? Who's there ?

[Soda]

I can call the New york number no worry on that, So I can call it and leave it on the message

[runeix ftlr]

[mr.judkins]

[Canzonett]

Notabene: It's my lunchbreak now, so I'll try and get a little further with the transcription ...

HA! "Tattoo museum". "Entry to the labyrinth". I'm getting closer ...

This does sound like Wellington. The Tattoo Museum even has a (fragmentary) website.
http://www.mokomuseum.org.nz/

[Giskard]

Hey all, sorry for not finding this earlier, and thanks pita for warning me

Unfortunately, I am not well versed in FTLR-speak, so I'm not sure what all the lingo means, but I bet you guys do. The italics show the bits of text I'm not too sure about.

[ariock]

[dreamerblue]

Three cheers for Giskard !

Ok, so these are transport instructions for "La Sesa Ringo, ring number one"...so presumably there will be deaddrops for all 5 rings. Once we have the 5 rings, we'll use them to make the 6th ring...that may mean we'll have to agree on someone to be sent the 5 rings, so they can join them together or something. (That's getting ahead of ourselves, though...perhaps we should wait for more info before we get into a big discussion of that.)

My concern, though, is that if there are 5 rings to get, we want to make sure no one catches on that we are creating decoy messages. If we leave a message directing someone to such-and-such a location, I suggest we actually leave a fake ring at that location. That way, the person doing the pickup will think they have accomplished their mission (here's hoping the person doing the pickup has not guarded the ring before and doesn't know what it looks like) and we will be able to continue with ours. Perhaps we could even coordinate having someone at the location posing as the ringkeeper, but that could potentially be a headache (since no time is given for the pickup...my feeling is that the ringkeeper at the real location this time around could be someone who works at the designated location, so they'll be there all day anyway and will just happen to be waiting for someone to give the password as they carry out their other duties).

P.S.: By the way, remember James told us to e-mail Eli once we have everything figured out. I suggest we get the go-ahead from him before we actually leave our message.

[Khaos]

[ariock]

I've made a map showing the starting point of the 3-circuit labyrinth, a couple of guides showing approximately 5.51 stadia, and a line 5.51 stadia at an angle of Zeus 12 from the start point.

The interesting thing about that last line is that, based on the design of a standard 3-circuit labyrinth, the end point should be somewhere on that line...slightly under halfway along it. This is assuming we don't have to draw an actual labyrinth on the city streets. Here's a link.

http://tinyurl.com/6ln5ra

I'm going to make it publicly editable.